Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- The Guildhall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Lendal Bridge
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Abbot's House
- Bootham Bar
- First World War Memorial
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of an Athlete
- The County Court House
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St William's Shrine
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Horn of Ulf